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Jeremiah 23:1
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Jeremiah 23:1
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Chapter 23
A Just Shepherd.[a] 1 (A)Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the flock of my pasture—oracle of the Lord.
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- 23:1–8 With the false rulers (shepherds) who have governed his people the Lord contrasts himself, the true shepherd, who will in the times of restoration appoint worthy rulers (vv. 1–4). He will provide a new king from David’s line who will rule justly, fulfilling royal ideals (vv. 5, 6). “The Lord our justice” is an ironic wordplay on the name of the weak King Zedekiah (“The Lord is justice”). Unlike Zedekiah, the future king will be true to the name he bears. Verses 7–8 may have been added during the exile.
Jeremiah 23:1
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Jeremiah 23:1
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The Righteous Branch
23 “Woe to the shepherds(A) who are destroying and scattering(B) the sheep of my pasture!”(C) declares the Lord.
Ezekiel 34:5-6
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Ezekiel 34:5-6
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5 So they were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and became food for all the wild beasts. They were scattered(A) 6 and wandered over all the mountains and high hills; over the entire surface of the earth my sheep were scattered. No one looked after them or searched for them.
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Ezekiel 34:5-6
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Ezekiel 34:5-6
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5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd,(A) and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.(B) 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill.(C) They were scattered(D) over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.(E)
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